Contributor Pooneh Ghana

Hope Tala teases upcoming debut album in DIY’s Class of 2023 interview
She’s already got Obama and Florence Welch fighting her corner; now the West London singer is aiming to cast her net out and ensnare the rest of the world.
December 30, 2022 12:00pm

Turnstile: In The Afterglow
Arena shows, Grammy nominations, famous new fans: the hardcore band of the year reflect on a 2022 that blew everything up.
December 20, 2022 5:00pm

Stay Positive: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Returning with their first album in nearly a decade, ‘Cool It Down’ is here to remind the world that no one does it quite like Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
October 10, 2022 5:00pm

Carly Rae Jepsen: Alone Together
On her fifth album, pop’s ray of sunshine Carly Rae Jepsen found herself dappled by shadows. Out of the introspection came ‘The Loneliest Time’: a record that finds power in curiosity and self-belief.
September 12, 2022 4:00pm

Through The Wires: BODEGA
Idiosyncratic New York band BODEGA’s second album, ‘Broken Equipment’, offsets a healthy scepticism of technology with a distinctly human edge.
March 17, 2022 1:25pm

DIY’s Best Photos of 2021
The story of the most stunning images in the magazine from across the year, told by the snappers themselves.
December 21, 2021 11:00am

Empire State of Mind: IDLES
With fourth album ‘CRAWLER’ making sonic and lyrical leaps forward, we join IDLES in New York to watch its visceral message unfurl firsthand…
November 16, 2021 3:30pm

Steady As She Goes: Courtney Barnett
A slower pace and more than a little self-reflection paved the way for ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’: a third album that finds Courtney Barnett shedding the cynicism and making room for joy.
November 8, 2021 3:00pm

Courtney Barnett is the cover star of DIY’s November 2021 issue
Our new issue - which also features Years & Years, IDLES, Amber Mark & more - is out now!
November 8, 2021 2:00pm

Alive & Kicking: Parquet Courts
What do you do when you’re heading into your 7th album and 2nd decade as a band? If you’re Parquet Courts, then you go out clubbing, take a load of psychedelics and carry on your sweet contrarian way.
October 19, 2021 12:00pm

Kick Out The Jams: Chubby and the Gang
London hardcore quintet Chubby and the Gang aren’t here to play pretty, but their no-nonsense onslaught is finding them more admirers by the day.
August 23, 2021 1:53pm

Jersey Boy: Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff
Stepping out from behind the production desk and back behind the mic for the newest Bleachers album, we meet the most in-demand man in pop to find out how it all went so right.
August 6, 2021 3:00pm

DIY’s August 2021 issue with Bleachers is out now!
Also featuring Chvrches, Graham Coxon, Foals, Indigo de Souza and loads more!
August 6, 2021 1:00pm

Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff is on the cover of DIY’s August 2021 issue
Our latest print edition - which is out this Friday - also features Chvrches, Graham Coxon, Foals and Indigo de Souza.
August 3, 2021 4:00pm

Wolf Alice: Full Throttle
With ‘Blue Weekend’, Wolf Alice are proving that the best bands don’t always have to shout the loudest. Their finest work yet, DIY dives deep into the joy of getting comfortable with your own voice…
June 4, 2021 3:30pm

DIY’s June 2021 issue - feat. Wolf Alice, Japanese Breakfast, Warpaint & more - is out now!
Our new issue also features John Grant, Lucy Dacus, Drug Store Romeos, and even Sugababes!
June 4, 2021 2:00pm

Everyday Madness: Dry Cleaning
Finding beauty in the banal, and documenting life through a curious eye, Dry Cleaning’s debut finds the London band cementing their singular perspective - and upping the sonic ante along the way.
April 13, 2021 4:01pm

What’s Going On With… Sorry
Singer Asha Lorenz gives us the goss on ‘925”s follow-up and more.
March 9, 2021 11:24am

Divine Intervention: Angel Olsen
For her new opus, ‘Whole New Mess’ finds Angel Olsen looking to the future but reaching back to the past, to an emotionally-purging set of recordings that would lead the singer to her rawest work yet.
August 7, 2020 3:00pm

The August 2020 issue of DIY - feat. Angel Olsen, The Killers, Declan McKenna & more - is out now!
This month’s issue also features chats with Tkay Maidza, Bright Eyes, Haiku Hands, The Magic Gang and more.
August 7, 2020 1:29pm